The documentary, by Toronto's Matt Austin-Sadowski, studies the life and movies of Hughes and his hit '80s flicks, including The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Variety describes it as "a 75-minute, Roger and Me-like road trip in which Austin-Sadowski and his producers Kari Hollend, Mike Facciolo and Lenny Panzer head to suburban Illinois in their van to try to find the reclusive Hughes."

"He inspired me as a person, going through an awkward adolescence, as many people do," Austin-Sadowski told Variety. "He took affairs of the heart very seriously, and no other director gave teenagers that sort of treatment at that time."

The film includes interviews with many of the Brat Pack actors, including Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Andrew McCarthy. Molly Ringwald wouldn't take part, says Variety.

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Relive the '80s music, movies and culture with Tampa Bay Times correspondent Steve Spears. A teen during the greatest decade ever, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to big hair.